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Base for a Cross

11th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 303

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Base for a Cross
  • Date: 11th century
  • Geography: Made in Constantinople or Asia Minor (probably)
  • Culture: Byzantine
  • Medium: Copper alloy: leaded medium-tin bronze with a significant trace of zinc
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in. (26.7 x 4.9 x 4.9 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Max Falk, Alastair B. Martin, Stephen Scher, and William Kelly Simpson Gifts, in honor of William D. Wixom, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.165
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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